Archive for May, 2008
Weight Loss: Carbs? Or No Carbs?
Dietitians just plain don’t like low-carb or high-protein diets. Whether it’s The Atkins Diet, The Stillman Diet, The Scarsdale Diet or Eat Yourself Thin Like I Did by Nancy Moshier, a popular, new book that recommends a low-carb regimen, medical experts say these diets are not part of long-term weight maintenance. “All of these diets, […]
The Evil of Carbohydrates (?)
In recent years, carbohydrates have been labeled as the nutrition ‘bad guy’ because of the increases in insulin that occurs during metabolic processes. The secretion of insulin is dependent primarily upon the concentration of blood glucose – an increase of blood sugar brings about an increase in the secretion of insulin. Therefore, one function of […]